DANIEL CHAPTER ONE

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Amazing JLG. Great work. Daniel is such an amazing man having lived an amazing life. What a testimony.
 

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Amazing JLG. Great work. Daniel is such an amazing man having lived an amazing life. What a testimony.
- Yes and think about his prayer for the restoration of Jerusalem despite the mountain of sins committed by the Jews and Israel!

- I can't take it away from my mind!
 
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- Yes and think about his prayer for the restoration of Jerusalem despite the mountain of sins committed by the Jews and Israel!

- I can't take it away from my mind!
Stunning prophecy falling true with Israel and her people. A key trigger for events to move forward. The same fate has consumed(even obsessed) me. How exciting can it get. Mind blowing. Can it really be happening ?! How can the world not wake up to these revelations ?God certainly communicated thru Daniel. He led an amazing life. Thank you Lord for waking me up. Thanks for this fine outline JLG.
 

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Stunning prophecy falling true with Israel and her people. A key trigger for events to move forward. The same fate has consumed(even obsessed) me. How exciting can it get. Mind blowing. Can it really be happening ?! How can the world not wake up to these revelations ?God certainly communicated thru Daniel. He led an amazing life. Thank you Lord for waking me up. Thanks for this fine outline JLG.
- My answer:

- Happy you like it !

- Yes to reach such a relationship to God is just incredible !

- Such as in the case of Job and Samuel and Moses and Abraham and others!

- Yes, the same happened to manking with the flood !

- And Israel got into trouble so many times before being rejected !

- And think that just before the second destruction of Jerusalem Jesus was sent to give a last opportunity to Israel !

- But the majority didn’t care !

- And the same will happen to humanity !

- And we must not only wake up but also keep staying awake to prepare for the coming cataclysm !
 
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- My answer:

- Happy you like it !

- Yes to reach such a relationship to God is just incredible !

- Such as in the case of Job and Samuel and Moses and Abraham and others!

- Yes, the same happened to manking with the flood !

- And Israel got into trouble so many times before being rejected !

- And think that just before the second destruction of Jerusalem Jesus was sent to give a last opportunity to Israel !

- But the majority didn’t care !

- And the same will happen to humanity !

- And we must not only wake up but also keep staying awake to prepare for the coming cataclysm !
 

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Yes, but the examples of faithfulness in the so called "Old Testament" are so powerful that not looking at them is a huge loss! That's the difference between speeches of words and speeches of living examples! The fantastic examples of faithfulness of the past will always be alive for those who keep thinking of them to lighten their lives! Faithfulness is something rare in our modern society! But that's what we are told in the Bible and that's what we see today! That's also why such examples are so precious!
Amen. So great a cloud of witnesses.
 

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If God speaks to your heart directly, I guess you no longer need the Bible, since 'Hey' after all God speaks directly to your heart.
I think this is what he means:

Romans 6:17...but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you...

A source of doctrine is still necessary but finds its expression in communion.
 

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I think this is what he means:

Romans 6:17...but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you...

A source of doctrine is still necessary but finds its expression in communion.
I’m sure @Blik is fully capable of explaining what she meant.
 
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Israel's becoming a nation, the mass regathering, the increase in prosperity and technology, the growth of agriculture, their growing world power status, the amazing discovery of nat gas, their feuds with Syria/Iran/Lebanon/(and Russia to a degree), etc etc all of this accurate highly detailed fulfilled prophecy seems to mean nothing to my non-believing friends that are well educated, open minded, logical folks. It is as if they inherited that reprobate mind God mentions at the end times. Discuss a different non-Biblical subject with these folks with this much evidence and they would readily accept the theme.

The impressive part is that such a 'tiny sun parched country' has reached such a high level of success, power and influence. As if God is mimicking his theme that the humble and meek and weak and sickly will inherit The Kingdom of God. Ever since 1948 superior forces(bullies) have fallen at Israel's door(s) with little effort, imagine the much larger future attacks on Israel failing. Israel even continues to befuddle and aggravate the UN at will right in front of the entire world. HEY PEOPLE, MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR VERY EYES ! Let those that have eyes see and those w....hear.
 

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Israel's becoming a nation, the mass regathering, the increase in prosperity and technology, the growth of agriculture, their growing world power status, the amazing discovery of nat gas, their feuds with Syria/Iran/Lebanon/(and Russia to a degree), etc etc all of this accurate highly detailed fulfilled prophecy seems to mean nothing to my non-believing friends that are well educated, open minded, logical folks. It is as if they inherited that reprobate mind God mentions at the end times. Discuss a different non-Biblical subject with these folks with this much evidence and they would readily accept the theme.

The impressive part is that such a 'tiny sun parched country' has reached such a high level of success, power and influence. As if God is mimicking his theme that the humble and meek and weak and sickly will inherit The Kingdom of God. Ever since 1948 superior forces(bullies) have fallen at Israel's door(s) with little effort, imagine the much larger future attacks on Israel failing. Israel even continues to befuddle and aggravate the UN at will right in front of the entire world. HEY PEOPLE, MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR VERY EYES ! Let those that have eyes see and those w....hear.
- Ok notice that Israel has been at war since its creation in 1948!

- If you take the book of Judges, when Israel used to follow God from time to time because of the savior sent by God, they would have peace for a while!

- Judges 2:18-22
 

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Judges 2:18

Hebrew
Whenever
וְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

raised up
הֵקִ֨ים (hê·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

a judge
שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ (šō·p̄ə·ṭîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

for the Israelites,
לָהֶם֮ (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

[He]
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

was
וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

that judge
הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט (haš·šō·p̄êṭ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

and delivered them
וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ (wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

from the hands
מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of their enemies
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

while the judge
הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט (haš·šō·w·p̄êṭ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

was still alive;
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

for the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

was moved to pity
יִנָּחֵ֤ם (yin·nā·ḥêm)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

by their groaning
מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם (min·na·’ă·qā·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5009: A groan, groaning

under those
מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

who oppressed
לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם (lō·ḥă·ṣê·hem)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppress

and afflicted them.
וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ (wə·ḏō·ḥă·qê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1766: To thrust, crowd, oppress
 

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Judges 2:19

Hebrew
But when
וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the judge
הַשּׁוֹפֵ֗ט (haš·šō·w·p̄êṭ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

died,
בְּמ֣וֹת (bə·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

the Israelites became even more corrupt
וְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ (wə·hiš·ḥî·ṯū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

than their fathers,
מֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔ם (mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

going
לָלֶ֗כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

after
אַֽחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

other
אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

gods
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to serve them
לְעָבְדָ֖ם (lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

and bow down
וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת (ū·lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

to them.
לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

They would not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

turn
הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ (hip·pî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

from their evil practices
מִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם (mim·ma·‘al·lê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice

and stubborn
הַקָּשָֽׁה׃ (haq·qā·šāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7186: Hard, severe

ways.
וּמִדַּרְכָּ֖ם (ū·mid·dar·kām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action
 

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So the anger
אַ֥ף (’ap̄)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

burned
וַיִּֽחַר־ (way·yi·ḥar-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

against Israel,
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

and He said,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Because
יַעַן֩ (ya·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause

this
הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

nation
הַגּ֣וֹי (hag·gō·w)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

has transgressed
עָבְר֜וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the covenant
בְּרִיתִי֙ (bə·rî·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

I laid down
צִוִּ֣יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

for their fathers
אֲבוֹתָ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

and has not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

heeded
שָׁמְע֖וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

My voice,
לְקוֹלִֽי׃ (lə·qō·w·lî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound
 

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Judges 2:21


Hebrew
I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

longer
אוֹסִ֔יף (’ō·w·sîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

drive out
לְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ (lə·hō·w·rîš)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

before them
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

any
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of the nations
הַגּוֹיִ֛ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

left
עָזַ֥ב (‘ā·zaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

when he died.
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (way·yā·mōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill
 

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Judges 2:22

Hebrew
In this way
לְמַ֛עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

I will test
נַסּ֥וֹת (nas·sō·wṯ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt

whether
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

will keep
הֲשֹׁמְרִ֣ים (hă·šō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the way
דֶּ֨רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

by walking in it
לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

their fathers did.”
אֲבוֹתָ֖ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father
 

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I think this is what he means:

Romans 6:17...but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you...

A source of doctrine is still necessary but finds its expression in communion.
Romans 6:17


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But

δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

thanks [be]
χάρις (charis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.

to God
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

that,
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

though you once were
ἦτε (ēte)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

slaves
δοῦλοι (douloi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.

to sin,
ἁμαρτίας (hamartias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.

you wholeheartedly obeyed
ὑπηκούσατε (hypēkousate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 5219: From hupo and akouo; to hear under, i.e. To listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority.

the form
τύπον (typon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5179: From tupto; a die, i.e. a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. A statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler, i.e. A model or instance.

of teaching
διδαχῆς (didachēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1322: Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

which
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you were committed.
παρεδόθητε (paredothēte)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

- you wholeheartedly obeyed or hear under or listen attentively or heed or conform to a command or authority.

- the form of teaching or instruction

- to which you were committed or surrended or yielded up or heeded or conformed to a command or authority
 
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- Ok notice that Israel has been at war since its creation in 1948!

- If you take the book of Judges, when Israel used to follow God from time to time because of the savior sent by God, they would have peace for a while!

- Judges 2:18-22
So true JLG. They were persistently disobedient and punished repeatedly.
Interesting that the angel sent after Joshua died may have been incarnate Jesus.

Hopefully there will be some future awakening before the times of Jacob's troubles begin, Jeremiah 30:7.
 

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So true JLG. They were persistently disobedient and punished repeatedly.
Interesting that the angel sent after Joshua died may have been incarnate Jesus.

Hopefully there will be some future awakening before the times of Jacob's troubles begin, Jeremiah 30:7.
- Yes!

- Along time ago somebody says he wanted to take the last train!

- The problem when you go sleeping is that it is difficult to wale up!

- And it is necessary to show our faithfulness!

- If we are not faithful to God, how can we be useful!

- A progression is also necessary and it requires time!

- the more the situation degrades, the more the time left is short!
 

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How many times was Jerusalem destroy?

During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.


Timeline of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Jerusalem

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Who destroyed Jerusalem first?

On Tisha B'Av, 25 August 587 BCE or 18 July 586 BCE, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well.



Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_Jerusalem_(58.


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Josephus wrote that 1.1 million people were killed during the siege, of which a majority were Jewish. Josephus attributes this to the celebration of Passover which he uses as rationale for the vast number of people present among the death toll.


Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) - Wikipedia

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The Babylonian exile (or Babylonian captivity) is the name generally given to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar II. The Babylonian exile is distinguished from the earlier exile of citizens of the northern Kingdom of Israel to Assyria around 722 B.C.E. The exile in Babylon—which directly affected mainly those of the upper class of society—occurred in three waves from 597 to 581 B.C.E. as a result of Judean rebellions against Babylonian rule. The Bible portrays the internal cause of the captivity as the sins of Judah in failing to rid herself of idolatry and refusing to heed prophetic warnings not to rebel against Babylon.


While the Jews in Babylon did not suffer greatly in the physical sense, the siege and later sack of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., including the destruction of its sacred Temple, left many of the exiles deeply repentant and determined to keep their faith pure. After Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon, he allowed the exiles to return in 537 B.C.E. They came to Jerusalem with a tradition refined by the rise of the scribal profession, deeply committed to ethnic purity centering on the rebuilt Temple, and yet enriched by universalistic monotheistic values.

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Babylonian_Exile

- I don’t find figures for the first destruction of Jerusalem!

- But a big part of the city was destroyed!

- And the siege lasted two years!

In 586 BC the Babylonian military, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, succeeded in breaking a two-year-long siege and destroyed much of the city of Jerusalem; her walls, palaces, and most devastatingly, the Temple of Solomon.

He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.”

When Judah rebelled once again under King Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar must not have been feeling very charitable. The Bible mentions that the siege lasted two years. This military maneuver sees the invading army set up camp all around the target city, cutting off supply lines, and killing or taking prisoner anyone who would try to come or go.

https://biblediscoverytv.com/history/2020/586-bc-the-fall-of-jerusalem/